David Norris is one of Ireland’s most popular, colourful and charismatic public figures. Not a man to shy away from controversy, he has spent most of his adult life challenging the establishment, whether as a leading campaigner for gay rights, a passionate conservationist, an unconventional academic and Joycean scholar, a brilliant raconteur, or, since 1987, a fiercely independent Senator and outspoken defender of human rights.Born in the Belgian Congo to an English father, who die...

Growth is a never-ending journey. The more we know, the more we realise we don't know. Growth involves discomfort, taking risks and facing into the wind. It's never easy, it's always hard-won.This book is an exploration of the counterintuitive aspects of growth. Seasoned online business leader and startup veteran David Norris combines insight from his hands-on experience with an unconventional approach of embracing paradox to propel both personal and business growth. He dives into ...

James Joyce is one of the most famous--and controversial--writers of the twentieth century. The myth of his difficulty has discouraged many readers from works such as "Ulysses," but David Norris explores his life and work in this engaging and intellectually rigorous introduction.

Belgrade sits above the confluence of two great rivers, the Sava and Danube. It has been home to many civilizations: Celts, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgars, Magyars, Ottomans and Serbs. Frequently attacked and destroyed, it has been rebuilt many times, on each occasion a new city taking the place of the old. A Turkish fortress, the focus for a Serbian principality, an intellectual and artistic centre, the city grew until it became capital of Yugoslavia.Poised between East and West, bridging an...

Haunting is what happens when the past is disturbed and the victims of previous violence, who are thought to be buried and forgotten, are brought back to the present and made to live again. Serbian fiction writers of the 1980s exhume the ghosts of the past, re-remembering the cruelty of the twentieth century, reinterpreting the heroic role of the Partisans and the extraordinary measures taken to defend Yugoslavia’s recently won independence and socialist revolution. Their uncanny and ghost...

Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures analyzes folk horror by looking at its recent popularity in novels and films such as The Ritual (2011), The Witch (2015), and Candyman (2021). Countering traditional views of the genre as depictions of the monstrous, rural, and pagan past trying to consume the present, the contributors to this collection posit folk horror as being able to uniquely capture the anxieties of the twenty-first ce...

David Norris: Trial By MediaDavid Norris was elected as in Irish Senator in 1987. In March 2011, he put himself forward as a nominee to become President of Ireland. Two months later, the Senator was mired in a controversy caused by the reappearance of two interviews, which he had given and that threatened to derail his presidential campaign."This is the cruellest thing that ever happened to me," Norris told Irish journalist Joe Jackson at the time of the original publication ...

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"Witty banter, sexual tension,and steamy hookups is exactly what I want from an office romance! Sexy FilthyBoss was my first Piper Rayne read but not my last!" - Audrey Carlan, #1 NYT Bestselling Author******He’s the sexy alpha male in the corner office who goes through assistants faster than free donuts in the breakroom.I’m the assistant who was chosen to cover for his last fire.The owner of the company is clear—hook the biggest client in...

Crushed by the Dollar – 5 Classic Urban Poverty Studies delves into the multifaceted and pervasive issue of urban poverty, capturing a tapestry of narratives that span varying styles from stark realism to innovative naturalism. Each piece, distinct in its literary flair, explores the grim realities and societal nuances of urban deprivation in a rapidly industrializing America. The anthology meticulously balances the grim and the poignant, offering readers a panoramic view of life eked out ...

The Shooting Salvationist chronicles what may be the most famous story you have never heard. In the 1920s, the Reverend J. Frank Norris railed against vice and conspiracies he saw everywhere to a congregation of more than 10,000 at First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, the largest congregation in America, the first "megachurch". Norris controlled a radio station, a tabloid newspaper, and a valuable tract of land in downtown Fort Worth. Constantly at odds with the oil boomtown's civic ...

David Thompson was a renowned explorer and cartographer whose extensive travels across North America significantly contributed to the mapping of the continent. His meticulous observations and detailed records provided invaluable insights into the geography, indigenous cultures, and natural resources of the regions he explored. Thompson's journeys spanned vast territories, including the Canadian Rockies and the Great Lakes, where he established trade routes and fostered relationships with v...